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About Griffin daily news. (Griffin, Ga.) 1924-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1977)
J » 1 .i| Iflr I i" IK wF ; tSa' i< ■f J*' f * ; 'W Bible school Will Cross is one of the students at Sacred Heart Bible School this week. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cross, 423 Hickory lane. More pictures on page 2. Elvis’ flowers for fans MEMPHIS, Tenn. ''AP) — Fans of Elvis Presley slept on the sidewalks through the night, hoping to be among the first of the expected thousands who would be given flowers from their idol’s funeral bouquets today. Presley was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery Thursday. His family decided afterwards that the blossoms from 3,116 floral displays surrounding the singer’s white marble crypt would be given to the thousands of fans who had flocked to Memphis but were unable to view Presley’s body. Two dozen fans bedded down on the sidewalk outside the cemetery, while about 50 maintained an overnight vigil about four miles away at Presley’s Graceland Mansion. Mourners had waited patiently for hours in the broiling sun Thursday — outside the Presley mansion, along the four-mile funeral route on Elvis Presley Boulevard and in front of the cemetery. The white funeral that Presley had wanted was carried out: a white hearse bore Presley’s copper coffin, covered by 500 red rosebuds, and 16 shining white Cadillacs led a creeping procession of about 50 cars from the mansion to the cemetery. But a commercial atmosphere also crept into the sad occasion. Hawkers sold Elvis T-shirts for $lO. Forty-cent picture postcards of Graceland went quickly for $1.50. A small bottle of cola, also $1.50. Radio stations blared “Love Me Tender” and other Presley ballads over portable radios held by many fans (Continued on page 2) The Country Parson by Frank Clark llßrwLwi liO “Many of our old problems were solved by the creation at new ones.” DAILY Daily Since 1872 * ' k. ® Actress Ann-Margret and hew husband Roger Smith are accompanied by a sheriff’s deputy, right, after attending funeral services for rock and roll star Elvis Presley at Memphis. (AP) Happy warrior Humphrey faces yet another fight MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Hubert Humphrey, a political battler for 30 years, is facing the biggest battle of his life — terminal cancer. Humphrey has an inoperable tumor in the pelvis, doctors said Thursday after the Minnesota Democrat un derwent surgery to relieve a blocked large intestine. Dr. John Najarian, chief of surgery at University of Minnesota Hospitals, said Humphrey would be up and walking today and could be out of the hospital in a week and back in the Senate by early September, barring complications. He declined to speculate on Hum phrey’s life expectancy, saying: “It could be months, it could be years. Predictions are impossible.” The 66-year-old Humphrey in an article for this month’s Reader’s Digest wrote, “You have to gear yourself to the continuity of the struggle, knowing that there will be days when you don’t feel so good. “Deep down I believe in miracles. They have happened to a lot of people who were given up to die and then were restored to health.” GRIFFIN Griffin, Ga., 30223, Friday Afternoon, August 19,1977 Najarian said the tumor is “definitely malignant” and cannot be removed because of its location. “The tumor in the pelvis is right on the bone, and it is part and parcel of the pelvis. It is physically impossible for it to be removed surgically,” he said. Najarian said the cancer could be called terminal — certain to cause death — in the sense that it cannot be removed. He said the cancer may be held in check, but not cured, by chemical treatment. People ••• and things Young woman asking at probate judge’s office in courthouse this morning, “Where do you go to get a divorce?” Employes at Spalding Sheriff’s office signing get well card for fellow employe who’s ailing. Griffin High senior going to beauty shop this morning to be ready for senior picture this afternoon. Dundee fire fighters to withdraw in ’7B Spalding County Commissioners have about a year and a third to figure out what to do about county fire protection. The Dundee Volunteer Fire Depart ment which had been providing the service for the county’s fire district will withdraw after Dec. 31, 1978. Chairman P. W. Hamil today said the commissioners will begin a long range study to determine what can be done. He said water service for fire plugs would be a factor in reaching a decision. Chief Kenneth Roberts had told the commissioners earlier that it was getting more and more difficult to provide the service with volunteers. The volunteers at first had thought of ending the service at the end of this year. They extended the operation through 1978, however, to give the county time to make other plans. The trustees of the Volunteer Fire Department said they would work with the county in any way possible to help the commissioners assume the responsibility for the service. The Dundee Volunteer trustees met with the commissioners Nov. 9 last year (Continued on page 2) NEWS ' Av>3 - _Y g' Lj* |yKS ■ I wiflfaf .-><>/• Ml • -*** ... sMf Teachers learning how to teach metric system A group of Griffin-Spalding County school personnel and community leaders are attending a week-long metric system workshop in the Griffin High Library. The workshop is a result of a federal metric grant of $18,843. Some 28 par ticipants are learning the metric system in a variety of hands-on methods. Such activities include estimating and measuring objects using linear, volume, mass, and temperature measurement. Banking report clears Lance; some solons have questions WASHINGTON (AP) - President Carter and banking officials are con vinced that Budget Director Bert Lance broke no laws as a Georgia banker, but members of Congress want to question Lance further about his finances. Comptroller of the Currency John Heimann, who had been conducting the investigation into Lance’s business affairs, concluded Thursday that no in formation developed to date “warrants the prosecution of any individuals.” Afterward, Carter interrupted his week-long vacation at Camp David, Md., to fly to Washington and tell reporters that “my faith in the character and competence of Bert Lance has been reconfirmed.” “Bert, I’m proud of you,” he said, shaking the hand of his close friend. Lance said in a statement he would remain in his Office of Management and Budget post. “I feel my ability to carry out my job has not been damaged. In this regard I deeply ap preciate the confidence which the President has expressed in me. “I feel strongly that if allegations such as those raised in recent days can cripple a person’s ability to carry out his or her job, then we are in bad shape in our country,” Lance said. Vol. 105 No. 196 Classroom teacher, Miss Alice Way checks her computations for changing her English weights to metric weights. School personnel, basically classroom teachers, are writing packets for utilizing the metric system in their respective teaching area to make more interesting learning situations for their students. The packets will be reproduced and will be made available to all teachers for use in the classroom this year. The workshop’s participating teachers will lead other workshops for all the teachers in their respective schools. They will show the uses for the metric kit each school will receive. The « ™ Carter confirms confidence in Lance. Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, chairman of the Senate committee which held hearings on Lance’s nomination as budget director, said the major allegations against the official “were definitely disproved by the comp troller’s report.” Weather FORECAST FOR GRIFFIN AREA — Cloudy with chance of showers tonight and lows in the upper 60s. Saturday showers likely with highs around 80. LOCAL WEATHER - Low this morning at the Spalding Forestry Unit 66, high Thursday 84, rainfall .27 of an inch. workshops will also include sessions to familiarize the teachers with the materials in the learning packets. Community participants for the workshop this week have been brought in to develop ways to help adults adjust to the change using the metric system. The results of their work will be used by clubs and organizations throughout the city for future workshops to help in the general acceptance of the new system of weights and measures. Mrs. Gerry Wright is the instructor. But the Connecticut Democrat asked Heimann to finish his inquiry and testify at a Government Operations Committee hearing on Sept. 7, after Congress returns from its summer recess. Lance was asked to appear the next day.
